Book of Kells in Old Trinity Library, Dublin Photos

The Book of Kells Museum and the Old Trinity Library on the campus of Trinity College are on the same admission ticket.

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Old Library at Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland.Book of Kells display in Old Trinity College Library. Dublin, Ireland.Book of Kells description in Old Trinity College Library. Dublin, Ireland.Display of Medieval pigments in Book of Kells exposition at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Old Library at Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland.Book of Kells display in Old Trinity College Library. Dublin, Ireland.Book of Kells description in Old Trinity College Library. Dublin, Ireland.Display of Medieval pigments in Book of Kells exposition at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Facsimile of Virgin & Child page from Book of Kells at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Interior of Old Trinity Library on Trinity College Campus. Dublin, Ireland.Stacks of Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Shelves of Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Facsimile of Virgin & Child page from Book of Kells (c800 CE) at Old Trinity Library (photos of originals not allowed). Dublin, Ireland.Interior of Old Trinity Library on Trinity College Campus. Dublin, Ireland.Stacks of Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Shelves of Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Shelves of Old Trinity Library with busts of famous thinkers. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Shakespeare before spiral stairs at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Collection of inspirational busts at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Demosthenes, statesman & orator of ancient Athens at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Shelves of Old Trinity Library with busts of famous thinkers. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Shakespeare before spiral stairs at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Collection of inspirational busts at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Demosthenes, statesman & orator of ancient Athens (4thC BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Cicero, Roman statesman & orator at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Aristotle, Greek philosopher at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Plato, Athenian philosopher at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Socrates, Greek philosopher at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Cicero, Roman statesman & orator (106-43 BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Aristotle, Greek philosopher (384-322 BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Plato, Athenian philosopher (c428-348 BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Socrates, Greek philosopher (470-399 BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Homer, Greek author of Iliad & Odyssey at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Francis Bacon, English statesman & philosopher & developer of scientific method at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of John Milton, English poet at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of John Locke, English political philosopher at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Homer, Greek author of Iliad & Odyssey (c750 BCE) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Francis Bacon, English statesman & philosopher & developer of scientific method (1671-1626) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of John Milton, English poet (1608-1674) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of John Locke, English political philosopher (1632-1704) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Robert Boyle, English chemist at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Edmund Burke, Irish-born orator at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Brian Boru Harp at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist (1643-1727) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Robert Boyle, English chemist (1627-1691) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Bust of Edmund Burke, Irish-born orator (1729-97) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Brian Boru Harp (dates from later middle ages, not King as old as King Boru's death in 1014) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Detail of oldest known harp in Ireland at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Slender Billy & Hopping Harry: trying to bring a Wild Irish Bull to Westminster cartoon reflects PM William Pitt's action to "tame" Ireland by making it part of UK after the Irish Rebellion of 1798 at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Funeral of the Constitution cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank reflects worry about impact on Church of England of Catholic Emancipation Act resulting from pressure by 'Liberator' Daniel O'Connell at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Lake & mountains in Killarney sketch by Andrew Nicholl at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.
Detail of oldest known harp in Ireland (aka Brian Boru Harp) at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Slender Billy & Hopping Harry: trying to bring a Wild Irish Bull to Westminster cartoon (1800) reflects PM William Pitt's (Billy's) action to "tame" Ireland by making it part of UK after the Irish Rebellion of 1798 at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Funeral of the Constitution cartoon (1829) by Isaac Cruikshank (?) reflects worry about impact on Church of England of Catholic Emancipation Act resulting from pressure by 'Liberator' Daniel O'Connell at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.Lake & mountains in Killarney sketch (1835) by Andrew Nicholl at Old Trinity Library. Dublin, Ireland.

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